Results: Ho Ho Ho Say It Isn't So!!
Published on 12/11/2018
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So many Santas, so many crimes...it seems that the man in red sometimes brings out the bad side, and not just the jolly side of people. Have you heard about any of these recent Santa related offenses?
A 31-year-old protester who told children Santa Claus is not real has been arrested for trespassing at a North Texas church. Aaron Urbanski was arrested Saturday after authorities were called to a church in Cleburne, which was hosting a breakfast with Santa event. Police say they found three people demonstrating outside the church after responding to a trespassing complaint. Authorities say Urbanski refused to leave and continued to cause a disturbance. Urbanski, who was charged with criminal trespass, has been booked into the Johnson County Law Enforcement Center.
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Deputies say a registered sex offender in Orlando posted an ad online to play Santa Claus, but could have avoided arrest if he had disclosed the Santa gig as part of his sex offender registry requirements. He faces charges related to violating the terms of his sex offender registry, which includes reporting employment. Robert Kendel, 48, used the name "Santa Bob" in his Craigslist ads to advertise himself as a professional Santa Claus. The ad includes a photo of himself with a child on his lap. According to records, Kendel sexually battered a child under the age of 12 in the early 1990s.
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Here are only some of the worst Santa crimes ever committed. Which ones did you know about?
On January 6, 2012, during the Nativity of Jesus celebrations outside a local church, a man dressed as Santa Claus approached Gabriel Cadis from behind and repeatedly jammed a knife into his back. Six people were arrested in connection to the murder, including Talal Abu Maneh—one of Cadis's rivals for the chair of the Jaffa Church Association. Cadis had twice beaten Maneh in the elections.
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In December 2000, during a Christmas display entitled "Santa Sails In," held in the seaside town of Great Yarmouth, England, a 35-year-old man dressed as Santa got into a fight with a teenager. The longest-lasting damage was not to either of the fight's participants but to the crowd of confused children, who burst into tears as Santa was led away in handcuffs.
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On December 10, 2004, Elkin Clarke was dressed up as Santa Claus and selling boxes of Hershey chocolates in downtown Atlanta. Eyewitness accounts said Clarke flipped out for no reason, picking up a large board, and smashed a woman in the back of the head with it. Two local university students attempted to run over to protect the victim. Meanwhile, Clarke hit the woman twice more while she lay on the ground. He said she was stealing his chocolates.
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In Derbyshire, England, on the night of December 19, 2015, a man dressed as Santa Claus climbed through the drive-through window of a KFC restaurant, and stole the money in the till. In lieu of a white, curly beard was a black ski mask or pair of stockings hiding the culprit's identity. Yet, in considerable dedication for his chosen gimmick, he did still sport a red Santa hat, robe, and pants.
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On Friday, November 27, 2015, a man in full Santa costume arrived at Campo de Marte Airport in Sao Paolo, Brazil, looking to hire a helicopter. The pilot was overwhelmingly surprised when his red-robed customer revealed a weapon and instructed him to fly to a farm far away from the city. There, the hijacker rendezvoused with an accomplice, and the duo proceeded to tie the pilot up. They then made their getaway in their newly acquired chopper.
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Every year Canada Post runs a program where children can write a letter to Santa Claus and receive a personalized reply. By 2007, over 15 million letters had been written, resulting in a Guinness Book of World Records accreditation for the most letters to Santa ever received and responded to. When you're dealing with a program that big, human error in some form is inevitable. However, what happened during the 2007 Christmas season was entirely calculated and pretty malicious. Several children's letters were answered by some not-quite-Santa-friendly "Elves" -- some telling children their letters were too long, they were too greedy and even a few using profanity and blatant sexual language. The "Elves" turned out to be a group of minors who had somehow gained access to Santa's festive letters. Have you ever heard of anyone getting a questionable response from Santa, either in letter or while on Santa;s knee?
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Yes, on Santa's knee
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Yes, in some other way
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Have not been in this position ever
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